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'''''Gnomon Chronicles''''' is a work of [[fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]] and [[nonfiction (nonfiction)|nonfiction]] by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
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== Better Than News ==   
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== Beyond Plausible ==


File:The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Raspberries.jpg|link=The City on the Edge of Raspberries|Screenshot from [[The City on the Edge of Raspberries]], one of the so-called "[[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes|Forbidden Episodes]]" of the television program Star Trek.
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File:Oort Cloud Follies.jpg|link=Oort Cloud Follies|Oort Cloud Follies - August 1 - 3, 2020. All participants must agree to survey a sector of the Cloud. Media relations provided by the ''Journal of Irresponsible Astronomy''.
== In Other Words ==


File:SS MINNOW pitch.jpg|link=SS Minnow (TV series)|''[[SS Minnow (TV series)|SS Minnow]]'' is a dramatic television program set on a purported "uncharted desert island" during the Second World War. The plot is loosely based on actual military-industrial-criminal efforts to develop the [[Fictional yet illegal|fictional yet illegal]] drug [[Clandestiphrine]].
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File:GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - page from script stamped SS MINNOW.png|link=SS Minnow (TV series)|Page from ''[[SS Minnow (TV series)|SS Minnow]]'' script showing the "SS MINNOW" stamp.
== Are You Sure ... ==


File:Custodian_cleaning_up_Brusts_LotR.jpg|Aftermath of the "[[The Lord of the Rings (Steven Brust novel)|Lord of the Rings]]" disaster, physicist and raconteur Steven Brust's unauthorized (and now preliminated) experiment in [[high-energy literature]].
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File:Frank and Dave discuss Sil.jpg|link=2001: A Species Odyssey|''[[2001: A Species Odyssey]]'' is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.
== Selected Anniversaries ==


File:CSI_Reptile_Gastrointestinal_Unit.jpg|link=CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit|[[CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit]] is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion.
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File:Cthulhu reviews the Exploding Head sequence from Scanners.jpg|link=Cthulhu at the Movies|In tonight's episode of [[Cthulhu at the Movies]], malevolent supernatural entity and renowned cineaste Cthulhu reviews the exploding head sequence from David Cronenberg's documentary film ''Scanners''.
== Topic of the Day ==


File:The Super-Hungry Parasite.jpg|link=The Super-Hungry Parasite|''[[The Super-Hungry Parasite]]'' is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by parasitologist Rice Clear, first published by the Gnomon Chronicles on July 10, 2020. The book features a polymorphic alien organism which demonstrates a wide range of parasitic behaviors, eating its way through a variety of hosts before pupating and emerging as [REDACTED]. The winner of many children's literature awards and an ongoing series of emergency xenoparasitology research grants, it has infected almost 50 million hosts worldwide.
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File:They_Live,_We_Eat.jpg|link=They Live, We Eat|Promotional art for ''[[They Live, We Eat]]'', a short documentary film about how restaurants specializing in alien cuisine are coping with business and xenobiological issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
== Interview ==


File:Alien Gourmand.jpg|link=Alien Gourmand|Title card for ''[[Alien Gourmand]]'' (Season One).
'''INTERVIEW''': "[https://www.trillmag.com/entertainment/gnomon-chronicles-an-interview-with-the-man-who-makes-up-movies/ Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…]" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.


File:Phoenix 1.jpg|link=Phoenix 1 (nonfiction)|July 23, 2020: Signed first edition of ''[[Phoenix 1 (nonfiction)|Phoenix 1]]'' stolen from the Walker Art Center in [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] in a daring daylight robbery by agents of the criminal mathematical function [[Gnotilus]].
== Favorites ==


File:Think_Clearly_But_Don't_Let_It_Cloud_Your_Judgement.jpg|link=Think Clearly But Don't Let It Cloud Your Judgement|[[Think Clearly But Don't Let It Cloud Your Judgement]].
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Latest revision as of 07:02, 15 November 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
November 15

Better Than News

  • Scannery Row is a science fiction horror-romance film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger.

    Scannery Row is a science fiction horror-romance film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger.

  • The Scarlet Trumpet is a work of experimental historical fiction by American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Pynchon.

    The Scarlet Trumpet is a work of experimental historical fiction by American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Pynchon.

  • Slothrop's Heroes is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.

    Slothrop's Heroes is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.

  • Eutopiary is a 2023 instructional film which describes how to create and maintain topiary sculptures in an O'Neill cylinder.

    Eutopiary is a 2023 instructional film which describes how to create and maintain topiary sculptures in an O'Neill cylinder.

  • Midnight E.T. is an American science fiction drama film directed by John Schlesinger and Steven Spielberg.

    Midnight E.T. is an American science fiction drama film directed by John Schlesinger and Steven Spielberg.

  • Pulp Genesis is a black comedy religion film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

    Pulp Genesis is a black comedy religion film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

  • The Man Who Replaced His Ears With Orchids is a 1975 floral industry training film about a brilliant but absent-minded surgeon whose obsession with orchids leads to frightening advances in medical botany.

    The Man Who Replaced His Ears With Orchids is a 1975 floral industry training film about a brilliant but absent-minded surgeon whose obsession with orchids leads to frightening advances in medical botany.

Beyond Plausible

  • One Day at a Time is a made-for-television documentary film about the 1976 invasion of Indianapolis by as-yet [30 August 2021] unidentified transdimensional actors camouflaged as Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, and Valerie Bertinelli.

    One Day at a Time is a made-for-television documentary film about the 1976 invasion of Indianapolis by as-yet [30 August 2021] unidentified transdimensional actors camouflaged as Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, and Valerie Bertinelli.

  • The Johnny Carcinization Show is an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC featuring examples of convergent evolution in which a crustacean evolves into a crab-like form from a non-crab-like form.

    The Johnny Carcinization Show is an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC featuring examples of convergent evolution in which a crustacean evolves into a crab-like form from a non-crab-like form.

  • Zillow is a 1998 fantasy real estate adventure film.

    Zillow is a 1998 fantasy real estate adventure film.

In Other Words

Are You Sure ...

... that physicist and chemist Walter Heinrich Heitler made contributions to quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory, bringing chemistry under quantum mechanics through his theory of valence bonding?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1280: Bishop, theologian, and philosopher Albertus Magnus dies. He was known during his lifetime as doctor universalis and doctor expertus and, late in his life, the term magnus was appended to his name.

    1280: Bishop, theologian, and philosopher Albertus Magnus dies. He was known during his lifetime as doctor universalis and doctor expertus and, late in his life, the term magnus was appended to his name.

  • 1630: Mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Kepler born. He will discover laws of planetary motion.

    1630: Mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Kepler born. He will discover laws of planetary motion.

  • 1738: Astronomer and composer William Herschel born. Herschel discovered the planet Uranus and its two moons, formulated a theory of stellar evolution, and suggested that nebulae are composed of stars.

    1738: Astronomer and composer William Herschel born. Herschel discovered the planet Uranus and its two moons, formulated a theory of stellar evolution, and suggested that nebulae are composed of stars.

  • 1981: Physicist and chemist Walter Heinrich Heitler dies. He made contributions to quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory, bringing chemistry under quantum mechanics through his theory of valence bonding.

    1981: Physicist and chemist Walter Heinrich Heitler dies. He made contributions to quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory, bringing chemistry under quantum mechanics through his theory of valence bonding.

  • 2015: Extract of Radium installs transdimensional vending machines at all San Francisco Muni stations.

    2015: Extract of Radium installs transdimensional vending machines at all San Francisco Muni stations.

  • 2016: San Francisco Muni hack begins, data held hostage for ransom.

    2016: San Francisco Muni hack begins, data held hostage for ransom.

Topic of the Day

Adam Sandler

  • Anchor Management is a 2003 American buddy comedy film about a businessman (Sandler) who must work with an unconventional ship designer (Jack Nicholson).

    Anchor Management is a 2003 American buddy comedy film about a businessman (Sandler) who must work with an unconventional ship designer (Jack Nicholson).

  • Billy Madison 2: America is Best is a 2021 political comedy film starring Adam Sandler as Donald Trump.

    Billy Madison 2: America is Best is a 2021 political comedy film starring Adam Sandler as Donald Trump.

Interview

INTERVIEW: "Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.

Favorites

The Nixie Economy: How black market Nixie tubes fuel the underground economy is a nonfiction book by mathematician and Gnomon algorithm theorist Alice Beta about the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes.

Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists. It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with different species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

Lend a Hand voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

Spectrum is a 2015 action-physics film about the scientific organization Spectrum and its enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Isaac Newton), who intends to overthrow the dominant paradigm. Co-starring Daniel Craig as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Spiral Rings 2.

Hamlet is a 1979 science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Art is long, life is brave.
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